ThePostdug through Health Department records and found thatin addition to Katz’s, no fewer than 6,000 restaurants got inspection scores last month that would lead to aCgrade under the new system, includingthe Lion(theObservertakes particular delightin this),Gallagher’s Steakhouse, and the Radio City Music Hall snack bar. Though it’s cited as an official estimate, that 6,000 number seems improbably high (the Health Department inspects about 24,000 restaurants a year and haspreviously estimatedthat only about 26 percent of them would getCs), and it’s uncertain what percentage of the failing scores were pre- or post-reinspection (as has previously been noted, no scores will be posted until a follow-up occurs). Either way, the Lion momentarily faces the embarrassment that similarly scene-yMonkey Bar facedback in March.
Avoiding ‘C’ food[NYP]
